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Gift Guide: 17 Cookbooks To Give To Your Favorite Food Lover
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Books for all the cooks (and aspiring cooks) on your shopping list this season.
Clean Green Eats
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by Candice Kumai
Simple and beautiful whole foods recipes like Sweet Potato Avocado Bowls and Granola Bars.
($16, amazon.com)
Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic
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by Rebecca Leffler
For the plant-based Francophile. Cauliflower Steak Frites, anyone?
($16, amazon.com)
Simply Nigella
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by Nigella Lawson
The domestic goddess is back with lots of nourishing recipes for the home cook, like this Ramen-For-One.
($20, amazon.com)
Wise Cocktails
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by Jennie Ripps and Maria Littlefield
Tea-based cocktails for every mood and taste.
($16, amazon.com)
Bon Appétit: The Food Lover's Cleanse
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by Sarah Dickerman
The yearly cleanse program from ultimate foodie mag Bon Appétit has made its way into a cookbook. Expect healthy recipes with tons of flavor and flourish.
($22, amazon.com)
NOPI: The Cookbook
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by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully
Recipes from beloved vegetable enthusiast Ottolenghi's swankiest restaurant, NOPI. Unexpected flavor combinations take whole foods to the next level.
($27, amazon.com)
Make Your Own Rules Cookbook
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by Tara Stiles
The follow-up cookbook to the Make Your Own Rules Diet from star yogi and talented cook Tara Stiles.
($17, amazon.com)
Get the Glow
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by Madeline Shaw
A six-week whole foods program to help you ditch junk food and feel more energized and satisfied. Think Vegetable-Packed Curries and vibrant smoothie bowls.
($17, amazon.com)
The Healthy Chef: Purely Delicious
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by Teresa Cutter
The title says it all. Stunning recipes from a clean-eating chef.
($14, amazon.com)
Eating Purely
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by Elizabeth Stein
The creator of ancient grain cereal brand Purely Elizabeth shares recipes for every time of day. We love her Baked Eggs for a super-powered breakfast (or dinner).
($17, amazon.com)
Near & Far
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by Heidi Swanson
Travel-inspired recipes by the talented vegetarian food blogger that will make you simultaneously want to get on a plane and get in the kitchen. Try her Italian Farro Salad for starters.
($17, amazon.com)
Food52 Vegan
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by Gena Hamshaw
Vegan recipes that you don't actually have to be vegan to love.
($13, amazon.com)
A Modern Way to Eat
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by Anna Jones
With more than 200 vegetarian recipes, this is the new go-to cookbook if you want to take your plant-based meals from good to great.
($16, amazon.com)
Good and Cheap
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by Leanne Brown
Perfect for your favorite student or budget-conscious pal. It teaches you how to eat well on just $4 a day. And for each copy you buy, copy goes to someone in need.
($11, amazon.com)
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The Taco Cleanse
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by Wes Allison, Stephanie Bogdanich, Molly R. Frisinger, and Jessica Morris
Because in 2016 we should all pledge to eat more tacos. The Taco Cleanse is a "tortilla-based diet" from four Austin-based vegans who are all about tacos, guacamole, and margaritas.
($13, amazon.com)
The Plantiful Table
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by Andrea Duclos
Plant-based recipes that everyone in the family can enjoy from the author of cooking blog, OhDearDrea.
($17, amazon.com)
The Rawsome Vegan Cookbook
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by Emily von Euw
Raw (and lightly cooked) foods look easy and beautiful in this vivid book.
($14, amazon.com)
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